tt_spec_type(library call)												tt_spec_type(library call)

NAME

       tt_spec_type -- return the name of the object type

SYNOPSIS

       #include <Tt/tt_c.h>
       char *tt_spec_type(
       const char *objid);

DESCRIPTION

       The tt_spec_type function returns the name of the object type.

       The objid argument is the identifier of the object involved in this operation.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon  successful completion, the tt_spec_type function returns the type of this object.	The application can use tt_ptr_error(3) to extract
       one of the following Tt_status values from the returned pointer:

       TT_OK	 The operation completed successfully.

       TT_ERR_DBAVAIL
		 The ToolTalk service could not access the ToolTalk database needed for this operation.

       TT_ERR_DBEXIST
		 The ToolTalk service could not access the specified ToolTalk database in the expected place.

       TT_ERR_NOMP
		 The ttsession(1) process is not running and the ToolTalk service cannot restart it.

       TT_ERR_OBJID
		 The objid passed to the ToolTalk service does not reference an existing object spec.

APPLICATION USAGE

       The application should use tt_free(3) to free any data stored in the address returned by the ToolTalk API.

SEE ALSO

       Tt/tt_c.h - Tttt_c(5), tt_ptr_error(3), tt_free(3).

															tt_spec_type(library call)